I had a little bit of a confrontation. Call it a discussion, if you like. For the past four weeks or so, I’ve been collecting information from daily police reports from the Peoria Police Department and including them in blotter…
Columns
The Un-lived Life of Russell Stone a novelette, part eleven
by Cheryl Courtney Semick • • 0 Comments
Rachel lingers on the bench outside the Afterglow Journey Center. She pulls Mrs. Stone’s book of poetry out of her briefcase and reads the next poem. It’s 10:20 AM. We sit on the couch an inch apart, a sea between…
Serendipity: Travel can be transforming
by Sandra Dempsey Post • • 0 Comments
Interest in travel was introduced to me by my mother. My father was supportive, but not keen on seeing the world and didn’t understand the appeal. My mother was more of an armchair traveler although she did visit my sister…
West Peoria News for November 2011
by Sharon McBride • • 0 Comments
Isn’t it fun to go past Haddad’s and see the progress being made? I know that I always get a little boost every time I pass the new building. Take the opportunity to buy one of the good neighbor candy…
Musings for November 2011
by Joanne Fought • • 0 Comments
Another month and more trauma. I believe sometimes that I operate from one to another, but maybe that’s just because I don’t have a lot of adventure in my life, so everything takes on such significance. It really wasn’t so…
Exclusive!
by Roger Monroe • • 0 Comments
In last month’s column I wondered why no law enforcement agency showed any interest in the questionable behavior of Peoria County Board member Brian Elsasser. Elsasser had attempted to block the board’s vote on awarding a contract to the low…
Some Drinking Water Quality Suspect, According to GAO, USGS
by Bill Knight • • 0 Comments
One consequence of conservatives’ insatiable hunger to starve government could jeopardize people’s health by letting drinking water become contaminated and go unreported, according to a report from the non-partisan Government Accounting Office (GAO). For now, people can still track local…
Taking a ‘Lichen’ to Mutualism
by Dale Goodner • • 0 Comments
It was meant as a helpful hint. I was walking around my yard with a friend, when he noticed some sizable, dirty looking, crusty blotches sullying the stone facade on my house. He offered to lend me his power washer…
The Un-lived Life of Russell Stone a novelette, part ten
by Cheryl Courtney Semick • • 0 Comments
Rachel is absorbed in Mrs. Stone’s book of poetry amidst a restless sea of defendants and plaintiffs, all waiting for their day in court. It’s 9:45 a.m. When lies are love and love is a lie When truth is pain…
It’s never too late to reconnect & enjoy memories
by Sandra Dempsey Post • • 0 Comments
Plans commenced months ago. While not previously a faithful reunion attendee, I wanted to be part of our 45th high school class reunion. I also hoped to encourage some of my dearest classmates to be there so I began checking…